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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
The Owner of a Maidstone.

A day or two ago Mr.. B. l.. Milan,
an old and respected citizen of Water
ford, Miss, called at the 1Calqnche
office and exhibited maidstone that has
a history. 1t was brought to Alabama
from China in 1910 by DR.. William
Barker, who used it with success for
several years. At his death it was sold
to Jarvis Milan, the father of our
visitor, and four others. Milan moved
to Mississippi in 1885 and took the stone
with him, having bought out the inter
est of his partners. He died in 1S49 and
left the stone to his son. The present
proprietor has used it in ], ,290 cases, for
bites of rabid dogs, COWS and horses,
besides spider and snake bites, and he
asserts that it did not fail to affect a
cure in any single instance when it had
been applied before paroxysms had set
in.
The stone is porous, of light cream
color, an inch and quarter in diam
eter, and weighs one ounce. 1t has
been broken i'll five places, and is mend
ed with silver bands. When q person
is bitten the wound is first carefully
washed with warm water, mop being
used to guard against danger to the op-
orator from infected blood or pus. The
stone is then bound tightly upon the af-
fected part and left there from two to
fifteen hours, according 20 the freshness
of the bite-the older it is the longer the
time necessary. When removed it is
found to have absorbed quantity of
blood or pus from the wound. 1t is
then washed clean in warm water and
dried before a fire or stove. Mr.. Milan
has been offered $1,000 for his treasure,
but refuses to sell. He gets good rev.
enue from it, charging those patients
who are able to pay, but its virtues are
more frequently called into play to save
those unfortunates who have nothing to
give in return. 1t is to Mr.. Milam's
credit that these are never refused, and
that he values the stone most for the
good it does tosuffering humanity. He
is greatly troubled lest at his death his
children should divide it up and thus
destroy its virtue.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
A NOTED CAPTAIN DEAD.
The Famous Commander of the
Famous Banks County Guards
of Georgia.

GAINESVILLE, Ga.-There died a few
| days ago in this city man whose name
is familiar all over the Union among
the veterans of both armies-Captain
Daniel G. Gambler of the famous
Banks County Guards. Banks County
was always noted for its freedom from
the conventionalities from society, and
its inhabitants could not brook en-
forced restraint. Affairs of honor were
always settled with the fist, and there
was high sense of fair play, which os-
tracized a man who would strike another
while he was down. When the war
broke out the Banks County boys Or
ganized company, and an odd com
pany it was, entirely democratic in its
makeup, and with little respect for
shoulder straps. As it was necessary
to have Captain, the local school mas
ter, Daniel e. Gambler, was elected to
that office. Captain Gambler knew the
importance of his office, but he also
knew the nature of his men, and he
adopted military code of his own,
which, while not approved by military
tacticians, was the only code which
the Banks County Guards would recog-
niZe.
Gentlemen, the Captain would say,
pany me in the battle tomorrow.
Gentlemen, please come to atten-
tion.''
"Swing around, like gate-swing!"
"March oblique, like worm fence"
SIN straight line, like tater row
gitl"
"Will my kind friend in the first four
hold up his head?"
Such excessive regard for the feelings
of his men made Gambler a successful
Captain. His men would have died for
him, because he was not 'stuck up"
like the other officers, Many of the
stories told of Captain Gamblers pecu
liar commands are, of course, exagger
ated, but they are all based upon the
fact that the company was extremely
democratic and that captain Gambler
was really kind-hearted man. When
the war was over these men were again
Captain Gamblers neighbors, and loyal
neighbors, too.
The Captain was born in Columbia
County in 1872. His early years were
devoted to teaching. He filed various
offices of honor and profit in the sew
eral counties in which he resided. He
served GAINESVILLE as its Mayor three
terms, much to the satisfaction of his
constituency. He served campaign
in Florida against the Seminole, in
1884, and at the breaking out of the
war between the States, while residing
in Homer, Ga, and engaged in the
practice of law. though well advanced
in years, he promptly raised company.
For the last few years he had lived
quiet and retired life in the family of
his son, Congressman A. D. Gambler,
devoting his time principally in assist
ing his son in his varied business en-
terprises. He also took great interest
in the rearing and educating of his
grandchildren, to whom he was de-
votedly attached and by whom he was
greatly beloved.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
IDEALS.

Angels of Growth, of old, in that surprise
of your first vision, wild and sweet,
poured in passionate sighs
My wish unwise
That We descend my heart to meet
My heart so slow to rise.
Now thus pray: Angelic be to hold
In heaven your shining poise afar,
And to my wishes bold
Reply with cold,
Sweet invitation, like a star
Fixed in the heavens old.
Did We descend, what were We more than 1 +?
Is't not by this We are divine
That native to the sky.
Ye cannot HE
Downward, and give low hearts the wine
That should reward the high?
WaaL----s-i= 7veaaHess [ no more complain
OF your abiding in your places
Oh, still, howe'er my pain
Wild prayers may rain,
Keep pare on high the perfect graces
That STOPPING could but stain.
Not to content your lowness, but to lure
And lift us to your angelhood,
Do your surprises pure
Dawn far and sure
Above the tumult of young blood,
And starlike there endure.
Wait there wait, and invite me while 1 climb
For, see, come! but slow, but slowI
Yet ever as you chime
Soft and sublime,
Lifts at my feet, they move, they go
Up the great stair of Time.
DAVID A. WATSON,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
A Cat Caprice,

Cats are the favorite pets at present,
and this caprice dates from Luchon,
where Fren enchwomen were carrying little
kittens about during the late season.
They are now carried about on little
bahut on the top of the hustle, and will,
it is prophesied, occupy the inside of
the big muffs that are about to appear,
The eccentric Princess Isabeau de Beau
vols has much to do with this notion.
In her pocket there is usually a tiny
kitten, and in her muff carried ali
through the fall and decorated with ar
tificial flow ers and ribbons---there is one
often more than one, pug or pup of
some kind, for the accommodation of
which animal it is very evident that the
muff is taken about - Domestic MoRthly,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
THOUSANDS LOOKED ON.
A San francisco Hanging by a Wig
ilance Committee in SO.

Says San Francisco letter: The en-
ormous power of the great San Fran
cisco Vigilance Committee of 1856 is vel
illustrated by their execution of Brace
and Hetherington. 1t was generally
known about the city that two men al
least were to be executed that day. A
scaffold was erected in the open street
and thousands of the Vigilance military
force were under arms. Infantry com
| panies were marched out and posted al
various points commanding every ave
nue. of approach to the committee build
ing, and beyond these the cavalry was
stationed Loaded brass cannon were
stationed at every corner of the square,
and the gunners stood with torches
ready lighted. A dense square of sol
diers four or five deep surrounded the
scaffold, which consisted of a platform
eight feet square, elevated ten feet
above the street on heavy posts. Heavy
upright posts on opposite sides of the
platform supported a cross-tie seven and
half feet above it. Fastened to the
cross-tie were two noosed ropes. All the
while this engine was building the vigil
ant forces We're manoeuvring about the
uh1 SOu1ItC1
ing, with the aids-de-camp riding hither
and thither. An immense concourse o
lookers-on had assembled, filling the
streets, balconies, windows and roofs TO
four or five squares around.
Everything was in readiness by $50.
The prisoners were brought out and
placed in separate carriages, although
they had to be taken only around the
corner. A procession was then formed
in front of the committee rooms, con-
sisting of the executive committee a
company of pistolmen and the prisoners,
with their guards in carriages. The ex-
ecutive committee took their position to
the north of the scaffold, and the par
trolman surrounded it.
One of the carriages then drove up to
the scaffOld stairs, and ont of it stepped
an intelligent, fine-looking man about
81 years of age. dressed in black coat,
dark vest, checked cashmere pants, and
Panama hat. This was Brace, a man OF
talent and education. His arms were
tied behind at the elbows; his hands
were in his pantaloon pockets; his eyes
were nearly closed, and every muscle of
his nale face seemed stretched to its utz
most LenSlOn III UHe ueSperdIe ellOfb OI
the young man to nerve himself up for
a death of bravado. He was led up the
steps by the guard and placed on the
south side of the scaffold. From the
other carriage Hetherington was taken
and placed beside him. Hetherington
was a tall man, dressed in black, with a
Administered face, earnest
and serious. His head was covered
with a straw hat, and his arms were
bound like those of the other. The exc
cutioner, in muslin robe and cap, was
on the platform, and several other per-
sons. The culprits' legs were bound,
their collars removed and the moose put
about their necks. They shook hands
with each other and with several stand
ing around. Finally the signal was Civ
en-, the bell on the roof of the vigilance
building was struck and the rope was
cut, precipitating the souls of these two
men into eternity.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
"Come, hurry up |" was the com

SSAAA
mand.
The messenger boy obeyed by pro
ducing the money, and the robbers re
tired few feet and counted it by the
light of their lantern. Then they
moved off with their vehicle, and the
messenger of Mrs. Stewart drove back
the way he had come, glad to escape
from such company.
The next night a freight'car went out
to Garden City containing nothing ex-
cept trunk, and on it sat the man who
had spent the previous night in the
loneliest part of Winchester county.
An empty coffin had already been de-
posted in the Cathedral, and at the
dead of night two men transferred the
bones to it from the trunk. They then
placed the coffin in an inaccessible
vault beneath the dome. And now.
they say, if any fiend should ever again
touch unbidden the vault which holds
the bones of the merchant -nillionaire,
the touch would release Adden spring
which would shake the chime of clus-
tered bells in the tower and send an
instant alarm throughout the sleeping
village
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
Won His Case.

A well-known Maine lawyer recently
told story about the Hon. Lewis Bar
ker, which illustrates that gentleman's
ability and tact. Many years ago Mr..
Barker went into western court to de-
fend boy who was accused of stealing.
He took advantage of the latitude
which is given to practice in some West
ern courts to make demonstration on
which he would hardly have ventured
III the East. He made a warm and elo-
quent plea fer the respondent, and he
thought he enlisted the sympathies of
all. the jurors but one. When he
reached the climax of his plea he
sprang back, as if to avoid falling,
threw up his arms, and exclaimed,
every one of you who think that boy
is innocent, stand upl" All the jurors
but one actually arose from their chairs
rs if the court had given the order. Mr..
Barker then devoted his energies to the
Cdl juror and won the case.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01

wolves were all dead or had disappeared,
Igor hacked his way out of his fortress
and continued his journey to the village.
He returned the same day with help,
skinned the wolves, and procured a
supply of provisions for his companion
at camp, which he reached before night
Within a fortnight they had made
another haul of wolves at the pen, and
Igor's share of the bounty money and of
the market value of the fur amounted to
so many bags of roubles that 1 hardly
dare to tell you. Any way, it was
sum sufficient to enable him to buy
farm, stock it, and marry, which of
course obliged him to give up wolf
hunting for the rest of his life.-GoSdeR
Days.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01

George, dear" she said reproachful-
ly, as she clung fondly around his neck,
''why will you eat raw onions when you
know you are coming to see me2"
Merely to test your love, my prec-
ious," replied George. Epoch.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01

The Scottish Order of the Thistle re-
ceivsd It's warrant from James VII, Of
Scotland, in 16S7-just 2&O years ago.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01

On Lake Superior steamer a few
weeks ago tive-year-old gi1l made
friends with the captain and was nearly
always at his side. One day the cap
tain stepped up to the compass to take
his bearings, followed by the little one.
"We're going due west, Ethel" he
remarked.
mo" came the answer, like a flash,
''we're goin' Duluth ''-Chjcago 1fi-
6,tne.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
THE BOY STOPPED HIM.

"Say, what are you doing! z" demand
ed the hall boy of the countryman who
was working away at the electric button
in his room with Il penknife.
"Oh, ye're here, air yes" was the re-
sponse. ''Jest lend me hand, will We?
L wanter git the stopper out o this
speakin' tube. S'pose'n the house shd
catch fire and 1 couldn't let the landlord
know. "-IOled0.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
NO BETTER.

Boy Gn great haste)-Me muddcr
sent me for some cheese. Got emmy
watts goods?
Grocer (atfably)-Yes, sonny, we've
got some that [ can recommend high
ly. It's made under our own direction,
at our own dairy, from pure Orange
county milk, and it is of an exception
ally mild and pleasant flavor. About
how much will you have?
Boy-Gimme enough to bait rat
trap with.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01

Mrs. Flimsy-Did I understand you
to say your husband was member of
nineteen benefit societies.
Mrs. Rumsy-Yes, the dear man
He's so thoughtful about us should he
die.
Mrs. Fimsy-Well, guess he'll die
before long. Bless us and save us !
Think of it How on earth can he
stand it to be out nineteen nights in a
week ?-S0ciety Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-01
BESIEGED BY A PYTHON.
A WEIRD TALE OF A CLERKS TER
RIBLE EXPERIENCE.

A Huge Snake AT Large i'm a
Counting ROOm.-'TaISingE Ref
uge i'm n Safe.-A Lucky Es-
cane.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-20

Jan. Is. 1857 Although the expected Row.
enue reform fight tailed to come on in Con.
sress This week. other important questions
""e 70 the front and resulted In more lsgis.
~''n .nan probably months of Tariff talk
"ouio nave done. The House of Represen-
calves Expressed itself overwhelmingly in
-or Oh Qualifying the Department of Agri.
eu'o'e Win . scat in the Cabinet, and IL ex.
pressed Itself almost as positively In favor
''oAarpating the hierarchy at Salt Lake city.
The question Of Inter. State Commerce still
hangs IRE in the Senate, and the more 10 is
discussed ard the more the objections raised
10 1t are considered, the more tho unbiased
mind Is impressed with the necessity OF
making II . law. But as Senator recently
said: 1t must be adopted or rejected as a
whole. The pending bill is the result Of .
struggle OF ten years. and II it 10 rejected,
there 10 no telling when another bill can be
brought to vote. ...tEs&E ~ = ~ ..
The Farmers Congress, which has been in
session at the Agricultural Department for
several days, appointed committees to wait
upon the Senate and House to urge the pass.
sage OF the Interstate Commerce bill, and
other measures OF interest to agriculturists.
There was an interesting debate over the
Anti-Polysamy bill on Wednesday in the
House OF Representatives just before the
measure passed that body.
Mr.. CaiAe, the territorial delegate who
represents the Mormons In Congress defend.
ed his constituents with great earnestn ess,
and his speech commanded close attention
from the floor as we'll as from the galleries.
He said that. the Mormons, although they
had suffered indignities, insults, ostracism
and SANDER for years. has made the desert TO
blossom like garden of flowers. He spoke
OF their piety and thrift, and pledged bis
word and his character, that the charges and
the statements upon which legislation
against them was based were without foun
dstion In fact. Mormonism, he held, would
be swept away by the progress of events II
God In his wisdom had 50 appointed.
MI. Bennett Of North Carolina. who was
opposed to this legislation, and MessrsICas.
weel of Wis, Tucker of Va, and Reed of
Maine, who favored 1t were the other speak.
ers. Mr. Reed was disposed to think the
wisest course would be for Congress TO take
complete control Of Utah. And why that
territory Because q body OF religionists
there had taken possession of property be-
longing TO the United States. It was not
only body Of religionists, 1t was people
that had polity. That was the keynote of
tho situation. They intended to people that
territory exclusively with Mormons, and to
segregate to themselves . portion OF the
property Of the United States; Congress was
to-day reoting out an unjust possession of
the soil that belonged 10 the people. Mr..
Reed thought It was useless to call this bill
IN assault upon religion; Polygamy was
only one Of the manifestations Of q had con-
dition Of society in Utah.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-20
Where Do the Pins Go?

"Where do all the pins go tor" asked q
friend of me the other day; and "What
becomes of all the dead birdsp' asked in
reply. This brief colloquy led me to try
an experiment. Having day at. my dis
posal, In consequence Of a slight indispo,
sition, and the weather being fine. deter
mined to devote whole day to looking for
waste pins and dead birds. I first hunted
all over the floor of my room for pins, and
as passed out of the house made q search
along all the halls and at the front door;
but could not find o pin. / then walked
along the street all the morning, looking
for pins and dead birds, but found none.
In the afternoon ] took in several of the
parks. hunted near the seats for pins,
and under all the trees and in the crevices
of fences for birds, but all in vain. So
Toward evening realized how benefi.
cial it is to walk with an object" but
did not have single pin or bird to show
for my hunt. was compelled to admit
that it was something of puzzle to tell
what became of them. Not, however,
that I never see stray pin or a dead
sparrow. / have met with a number Of
people who never saw a dead goat or O
dead mule, but everybody has picked up q
pin, and at long intervals seen q dead
bird. The puzzle is that, while SO many
millions of pins and birds must be gotten
away with every day, we find SO few o.
them. By the way, think never saw a
dead pigeon in my life.-Chicago Journal,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-20
Newspspers at the Hotel,.

But few persons possess the remotest
idea of the Importance of the newspaper
stand within the precincts of our principal
hotels, Those who do must admit it is us
great 81, auxiliary as the chief chef, The
majority of the habitues OF hotels are In.
veterate readers. They would rather lose
all the tobacco and liquors Of the country
than submit to the deprivation of their
fayorite newspapers. As rule the news.
papers ara always on file in the reading
and smoking rooms Of the hotel, but 1t Is
seldom that the guests avail themselves of
the privilege of reading there. Outsiders
do that They prefer to purchase the
papers atthe stand and HE themselves to
their rooms for an uninterrupted perusal.
The keeper Of one Of the stands informed
. reporter that ahe disposed of 1000 daily
papers In this way. The income each day
she said, amounted to nearly $75. All
this Is net realized by the sale Of newspa-
pers, however. A well established stand
invariably places on sale besides the popu.
Jar magazines, books, novels and period
tcals Of the day, copies of all the leading
papers of nearby cities. The Boston. Phil
adeiphia, Baltimore, Washington and AL
bany morning press is for sale before noon
every day. They are retailed at few
cents tn excess Of the regulation price.
The men who own these stands lease them
from the proprietors Of the hotel. All are
wealthy, few being regular features of
wan street. -New York MAJ and Ex-
- - 3 s - - go
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-20
where Andrew jackson Lived.

Near by the Hermitage is a small,
square brick church, which jackson had
built for his wife, who was said to be
devout Presbyterian. Entering the Her
mitage yard, through the large iron gate,
one notices Immediately that the carriage
drives (which are outlined by cedars) form
an immense banjo. To the right Of the
large lawn, which is I'm front of the house,
Is the flower garden and family burying
ground. There are old fashioned beds
filed with old fashioned flowers, although,
OF course, many of them have died for
want Of care. ] believe the plants which
predominant now are fig trees and box
plants. In one corner Of the garden is
Jackson,s tomb, surrounded by those of
his immediate family. The base Of the
tomb In which he and his wife are in
tered Il about nine feet square, With hori-
Zontal slabs Of stone on which the cpl
taphs are carved. z n
The house and outhouses at the Hermit
age are In an exceedingly dilapidated con-
dition. The place Is owned by, the state
of Tennessee, granting the, family who
now occupy It the privilege Of living there
during the life Of the elder Mrs: jackson.
They are in rather reduced circumstances
and are not able to have the place re-
paired They have even been forced TO
the necessity of selling many articles valu-
able both on account Of their intrinsic
worth and on account Of their historic as
sociataons, Nashville Ger, philadelphia
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-20
Contributor and Editor.


An eastern magazine writer was enter
tertained by several gentlemen in west
ern city. and introduced the topic of fresh
periodical literature and suggested that
some Of the party might do something In
That line. Several of the party thought
fully smiled at the recollection Of neat
printed missives from their guest laid
away in their desks at home There is o
western story Of one Of these eastern edf.
tors being so much interested In the rela-
ton Of certain circumstances by his neigh
Dor at a dinner that he said he would be
glad II his neighbor would write him an
article on the subject The gentleman had
simply been giving the editor all he could
remember OF paper recently rejected by
the interested editor. 1t Is possible that
in these instances the contributor talked
better than he wrote, or perhaps the din
ner table had more soothing influence
than the sanctum. &C ourier,Journ